diff --git a/dumux/porousmediumflow/2p/implicit/adaptionhelper.hh b/dumux/porousmediumflow/2p/implicit/adaptionhelper.hh
index c69cba7691bfb236c3d741c8db22ec943a543209..3c21b24524b410236e0309263e98e34c0f5bcd57 100644
--- a/dumux/porousmediumflow/2p/implicit/adaptionhelper.hh
+++ b/dumux/porousmediumflow/2p/implicit/adaptionhelper.hh
@@ -288,9 +288,9 @@ public:
                     if (element.hasFather())
                     {
                         auto eFather = element.father();
-                        while(eFather.isNew() && eFather.level() > 0) eFather = eFather.father();
-                        FVElementGeometry fvGeometryFather;
-                        fvGeometryFather.update(problem.gridView(), eFather);
+                        while(eFather.isNew() && eFather.level() > 0)
+                            eFather = eFather.father();
+
                         Scalar massFather = 0.0;
 
                         if(!isBox)